Exploding Hunger Crisis Hits Santa Barbara Food Rescue SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) - A local nonprofit races to rescue surplus produce and deliver it to families in need as hunger rises across the region. Fresh food begins long before it reaches a plate.... See more
March, Memory, and Meaning: UCSB Launches MLK Day Weekend with Historic Campus Tribute SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) - UC Santa Barbara kiced off its Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday weekend on Jan. 15 with a campus gathering honoring the civil rights le... See more
Hope School District Implements State Training Requirement for All Volunteers SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) - Volunteers at Hope School District now face a new requirement before helping at schools. Under Senate Bill 848, all volunteers must complete manda... See more
From Scraps to Soil: Goleta Foodbank Turns Leftovers Into Fertile Ground SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) - At the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County’s South County facility in Goleta, yesterday’s leftovers are finding a new purpose — feeding local farms instea... See more
From Homelessness to Hope: Peer Support Helps Moms Rebuild Their Lives in Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, Calif. (KEYT) - Santa Barbara’s peer support program is helping homeless mothers rebuild their lives. For months, Sophia Mendez lived in uncertainty, wo... See more